Battle of Britain London Monument – F/O M R Hill 
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN LONDON MONUMENT 
"Never in the field of human
conflict was so much owed
by so many to so few." 
Contact Information How to Contribute Latest News Home 
About The Monument
– History of the Project
– The Monument Now
– Visitor Information
– Airmens names listed by country of origin
Airmens stories
Privacy Statement The Airmen’s Stories – F/O M R Hill
Michael Rowland Hill, of South Africa, was educated at Leys School and Trinity College, Cambridge where he read History. He was a member of the University Air Squadron and was commissioned in the RAFVR in October 1938.
Called up on 1st September 1939, Hill completed his training and arrived at 7 OTU Hawarden in early September 1940 to convert to Spitfires. On the 21st his Spitfire I R6917 crashed on takeoff but Hill escaped unhurt and was able to join 266 Squadron at Wittering on the 28th.
His subsequent service is currently unknown but by early 1945 he was serving with 19 Squadron as a Squadron Leader.
He was killed on 12th March 1945. 19 Squadron were escorting 44 Mosquitos of the Banff Strike Wing on a shipping sweep in the Skagerrak area. They were passing Lista to the south when they were bounced by a least 12 Me109’s. Hill’s Mustang III KH444 was seen to go into the sea.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, panel 265.
Above image courtesy of Dean Sumner
Battle of Britain Monument © Battle of Britain Archive 2007 – Email: info@bbm.org.uk Site management by Consult-X and Altroy